Ford Crown Victoria Complaints

3,074 consumer complaints on file.

#605815June 26, 1998
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
LOWER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT CAME APART CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND DAMAGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#824719June 26, 1998
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
THE DEFECTIVE LOWER BALL JOINTS BROKE OFF, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. ALSO, A SECOND VEHICLE, A NEW VEHICLE 1996 FORD CROWN VICTORIA VIN# [XXX],HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM WHICH OCCURRED JUNE 23, 1998 WITH 60 MILES, WITH LOWER BALL JOINTS BROKE, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. *AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#537526June 25, 1998
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
BALL JOINT FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#824173June 25, 1998
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
CONSUMER COMPLAINING OF STEERING WHEEL LOCKING UP AT TIMES. ALSO THE WHEEL MUST BE ALIGNED TO REMOVE THE KEY. CONSUMER HAS TO MOVE WHEEL BACK AND FORTH IN ORDER TO GET THE WHEEL TO MOVE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#824074June 23, 1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CONSUMER IS IN A STOP POSITION , VEHICLE IS ON ,VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY ACCELERATE, CAUSING THE THE REAR WHEEL TO SPIN, MAKING SMOKE DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#824348June 16, 1998
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM, WHEELS
POLICE OFFICER WAS SLOWING DOWN WHEN WHEEL WENT INTO FENDER AREA (WHEEL HOUSING), CAUSING VEHICLE TO BE INOPERABLE. MECHANIC NOTICED THAT GREASE FITTING WAS OMITTED. THIS CAUSED THE BALL JOINTS TO FALL OUT. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#824364June 16, 1998
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
POLICE OFFICER'S VEHICLE HAS BALL JOINTS FALLING OUT. MECHANIC HAD NOTICED THE GREASE FITTING WAS MISSING. THIS COULD CAUSE THE WHEEL TO GO INTO THE WHEEL HOUSING (FENDER). *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#824367June 16, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE OVERNIGHT IT CAUGHT ON FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. FIRE WAS PUT OUT BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. OWNER IS WORKING WITH DEALERSHIP ON REPAIRS OR REPLACEMENT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#824378June 16, 1998
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM, WHEELS
POLICE OFFICER'S VEHICLE WAS SLOWING DOWN WHEN THE WHEEL WENT INTO WHEEL HOUSING AREA (FENDER). VEHICLE COLLAPSED DOWNWARD. MECHANIC NOTICED THAT GREASE FITTING WAS MISSING & BALLJOINTS FELL OUT. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#824384June 16, 1998
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM, WHEELS
POLICE CRUISER: SLOWING DOWN. WHEEL GOES INTO WHEEL HOUSING (FENDER). THIS CAUSED VEHICE TO DROP. MECHANIC NOTICED GREASE FITTING WAS OMITTED. THIS CAUSED THE BALL JOINTS TO FALL OUT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#536840June 12, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
THE BRAKES ON THIS VEHICLE WEAR EXCESSIVELY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#536777June 11, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
I AM A MECHANIC FOR THE CITY AND WANT TO REPORT THIS TO YOU AS ALL OF OUR CARS HAVE THE LINE RUBBING THE FRAME AT THE REAR AND ONE HAS RUBBED THROUGH. FORD HAS A RECALL FOR THE BRAKE LINE THAT RUBS AT THE CROSSMEMBER IN THE FRONT. FORD FACTORY REP. WAS CONTACTED AND STATED HE HAS HAD OTHER COMPLAINTS BUT, THE RECALL ONLY COVERS THE FRONT. AS A MECHANIC FOR THE POLICE DEPT. WE SEE ALOT OF PROBLEMS BEFORE THE PUBLIC AND FEEL THAT THIS IS A REAL DANGER AS THE LINE WILL FAIL WITHOUT WARNING. THANK YOU.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#824150June 10, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
POLICE DEPARTMENT- EAST HAMPTON TOWN POLICE: WHEN TRAVELING THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. CAUSE OF THE FIRE IS UNDETERMINED. VEHICLE IS AWAITING SERVICE AT A FORD DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#824078June 9, 1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
AFTER TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT WITH FOOT ON BRAKE THE THROTTLE STUCK, CAUSING VEHICLE TO INCREASE SPEED, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#823982June 4, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
WHEN SHIFTING FROM THIRD TO FOURTH GEAR THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE AT ABOUT 40 TO 45MPH. DEALER REPLACED THE TORQUE CONVERTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#823162June 3, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
THE BRAKE LINE ON THE LEFT SIDE, MIDWAY OF THE VEHICLE, RUBS AGAINST THE FRAME, CAUSING A HOLE AND THE BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK, WHICH COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#823881June 2, 1998
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
WHILE DRIVING COULD HEAR NOISE FROM THE FRONT OF VEHICLE (LIKE CRACKING NOISE). WAS INSPECTING THE VEHICLE AND SAW A FEW CRACKS ON THE LOWER BALL JOINTS. CONSUMER HAD CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#536396June 1, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST
POWER ASSIST ON THE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED WHILE MAKING A "U" TURN AND BRAKING AT 20MPH. THE PEDAL ALMOST WENT TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT SLOWING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE STRUCK A CURB AND TRAVERSED THE SIDE WALK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#610274May 27, 1998
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
DRIVER SEAT LATCH BECAME LOOSE AND WOBBLY. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#535951May 27, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANTI LOCK BRAKES GRIND IN WET WEATHER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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